Chennai, Jan. 23, 2019: Artists in Chennai are unhappy that Loyola College has apologised for display of satirical paintings on contemporary issues on campus. On January 21, the Catholic minority institution now at the centre of a controversy over art works put up by a cultural group not from theContinue Reading
Kochi, Jan 23, 2019: Sister Lucy Kalapura, who took part in a protest against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, has been served with a second notice by the Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC). She has been asked to give a written explanation to the Mother Superior by February 6. The second noticeContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23, 2019: Social activist Swami Agnivesh has written to Pope Francis against the transfer of four nuns who had taken part in a protest in Kochi, demanding the arrest of rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal. He said it was with much expectation and confidence in the Pope’s ‘robust senseContinue Reading
By Joanna Slater Edalpur, Jan 23, 2019: Late last month, the government administrator who oversees this area of farmland in northern India was in a meeting when she received a strange phone call. It was from a middle school principal in Edalpur, a village of 2,000 people surrounded by fieldsContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Kolkata, Jan. 23, 2019: Pope Francis on December 11 appointed Bangladeshi Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario as his envoy to the special celebration of the 27th World Day of the Sick to be celebrated in Kolkata, 9-11 February, 2019. The last time the celebration held in India was atContinue Reading
Narakal, Jan. 23, 2019: People of Vypin Island in Kerala have come together and drawn up plans to celebrate a local Gandhian’s birth centenary and mark 20th year of his demise with release of a documentary film, flood relief fund and medical assistance to the needy, and other year longContinue Reading
Sagaing, Myanmar, Jan 23, 2019: Women’s voices is required to create lasting peace. Whether it is conflict prevention and conflict resolution or reconciliation, women’s meaningful participation in peace processes is definite. Naga Women have always played a role in upholding peace in the community. Taking the mission of unity andContinue Reading
Melbourne, Jan. 22, 2019: A Catholic Priest from Kerala has received international academic recognition. Fr. John Vayalilkarottu OFMConv. who works as an Assistant Priest at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Springvale, in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, and who hails from Poonjar, Kottayam District, Kerala, India, received the honorary Fellowship of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Moolampilly, January 22, 2019: Father Augustine Mulloor OCD, provincial, blessed the newly built two houses at Moolampilly, a commencement of the fifth phase of flood relief program by Teresian Integral Development Endeavour (TIDE), a social service unit of St. Pius X Manjummel Province of Discalced Carmelites,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bamunigam, January 22, 2019: Prior to the priestly ordination of four deacons of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archdiocese, a road accident claimed at least 13 lives including women and children and left more than 35 critically injured in Kandhamal district of Odisha, Eastern India, January 22. AccordingContinue Reading